diff --git a/src/ns.view.js b/src/ns.view.js
index c2331038..bcbe48ba 100644
--- a/src/ns.view.js
+++ b/src/ns.view.js
@@ -1029,7 +1029,9 @@
     };
 
     /**
-     *
+     * Returns models for view tree.
+     * It consists of models and their statuses (ok / error).
+     * If any of the models has error status - ns-view-error-content mode will be rendered for that view.
      * @returns {*}
      * @private
      */
@@ -1041,7 +1043,10 @@
             /** @type ns.Model */
             var model = models[id];
             modelsData[id] = {};
-            if (model.isValid()) {
+            // treat model as valid in case
+            // - it is really a valid one
+            // - it has invalid status but in has real data too (@see #649)
+            if (model.isValid() || (model.status === this.STATUS.INVALID && !!model.getData())) {
                 // successful model status
                 modelsData[id].status = 'ok';
                 // structure for convenient matching
diff --git a/test/spec/ns.view.js b/test/spec/ns.view.js
index 1063a890..aec52ba1 100644
--- a/test/spec/ns.view.js
+++ b/test/spec/ns.view.js
@@ -1501,4 +1501,72 @@ describe('ns.View', function() {
 
     });
 
+    describe('#_getModelsForTree', function() {
+        beforeEach(function() {
+            ns.Model.define('good-data');
+            ns.Model.get('good-data').setData({ foo: 'bar' });
+
+            ns.Model.define('with-error');
+            ns.Model.get('with-error').setError({ error: 'what was that?' });
+
+            ns.Model.define('just-created');
+
+            ns.Model.define('invalidated-with-data');
+            ns.Model.get('invalidated-with-data').setData({ forever: 'sure' });
+            ns.Model.get('invalidated-with-data').invalidate();
+
+            ns.Model.define('invalidated-with-no-data');
+            ns.Model.get('invalidated-with-no-data').setData({ forever: 'almost sure' });
+            ns.Model.get('invalidated-with-no-data')._reset(ns.M.STATUS.INVALID);
+
+            ns.Model.define('destroyed');
+            ns.Model.get('destroyed').setData({ foo: 'baz' });
+            ns.Model.get('destroyed').destroy();
+
+            ns.View.define('view', {
+                params: { id: null },
+                models: [
+                    'good-data',
+                    'with-error',
+                    'just-created',
+                    'invalidated-with-data',
+                    'invalidated-with-no-data',
+                    'destroyed'
+                ]
+            });
+
+            this.view = ns.View.create('view', { id: 'app' });
+        });
+
+        it('complex test with different models in different states', function() {
+            expect(this.view._getModelsForTree()).to.be.eql({
+                'good-data': {
+                    status: 'ok',
+                    'good-data': { foo: 'bar' }
+                },
+                'with-error': {
+                    status: 'error',
+                    'with-error': { error: 'what was that?' }
+                },
+                'just-created': {
+                    status: 'error',
+                    'just-created': null
+                },
+                'invalidated-with-data': {
+                    status: 'ok',
+                    'invalidated-with-data': { forever: 'sure' } // @see #649
+                },
+                'invalidated-with-no-data': {
+                    status: 'error',
+                    'invalidated-with-no-data': null
+                },
+                'destroyed': {
+                    status: 'error',
+                    'destroyed': null
+                }
+            });
+        });
+
+    });
+
 });